Continental Inn Roseau

... nature is a gentle peace; quiet in a land of towering mountains and cascading rivers. Stepping back in time, you are miles away from the modern world and its fast pace, time moves slowly in Dominica and that is the way Dominicans like it.

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Well, yesterday was an annoying day. LIAT doesn't tell you that they are making 2-3 stops, so what was a 1.5 hour flight became a 5 hour flight. ON the plane, I learned that my new beautiful silver bracelet, which cost me $180 EC, or $60 US, really should have cost $160 EC for 2 (they are supposed to come in pairs). That's what I get for rushing around and for buying at stupid duty free, and not from a local. Ok, 3rd annoying thing. Got ...

I'm leaving today. I'm a mixture of happy and sad. I got a ride to the airport with the american couple which saved me $70 US. Yesterday was fairly uneventful. Got back on the bus from Roseau. Getting around has been an intricate system of connections. Some people know who I am before I get there because of staying with the Grand Fond families. That village was remote ...

... this could never be corroborated). Also have weird collections of bumps. Haven't been burstin them but maybe I should. Just keeps spreading like poison ivy but it's not. Today I am shopping in Roseau. Feel very strange and shaky. Maybe this 2nd cup of coffee. Was so tired last night that I went to bed at 7:30 and slept solid till 3 am. This house is much more dry than the jungle. Some of my clothes actually dried. I ...

... sure that our cab driver knew exactly where to take us and where to pick up the husbands.

So off we went with So Lloyd was the best. He took my friend and I to the Emerald Pool (Gorgeous!!!) and Mr. Nice's fruit stand first. Then we picked up the guys and started on up to Titou Gorge (YOU MUST GO). Titou Gorge is one of the places that scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean were filmed. The water is insanely cold ...

... way up to the island's dock. Dark clouds could be seen overshadowing the island. It looked as if we were entering into a dark mysterious place. The mountains were dark green with colourful houses built on them. It reminded me of the island we visited yesterday, but somehow, Dominica looked more intriguing and wild. One couldn't help but feel somehow curious about this island.

Dominica lies between Guadeloupe ...

... we were here that Poolie wishes he would have bought - trust me, they were hilarious and super dirty! Unfortunately, they were no longer selling them. In fact, last time when we found them in amongst all of the generic tropical-themed mugs, the lady who was selling them seemed quite surprised that she even had them and was laughing just as much as we were! So, they might have gotten rid of them in the meantime (it was two ...

Vers 17h hier, nous avons quitté St-Thomas pour nous diriger vers la Dominique, île que nous avons atteint vers 8h00 ce matin. Notre tour d'aujourd'hui: "Trafalgar falls and Sulphur springs". Quelle belle excursion ! C'est vraiment spécial de partir du bord de la mer et de remonter dans les montagnes au travers de la forêt tropicale. C'est chaud et humide. Sans oublier ...

... car il y a un artiste peintre, un montréalais, qui fera une toile en direct à la Piazza. On s'installe donc avec notre beeper pendant qu'il se prépare à commencer sa performance. Mais comme il prend son pinceau, le beeper sonne... mais on a tellement faim, qu'on décide de laisser notre place et on se précipite à la salle à manger. Le souper est encore une fois excellent. Bien que nous soyons à une table pour deux, nos voisins entament la conversation avec ...

... sea wall to the disembarkation point for the whale watching and enjoyed an entire day on the water. The whale watching crew was delightful and made the day totally enjoyable. We left Dominica at 6:00, leaving the Caribbean and headed into the Atlantic Ocean on our way to Barbados.